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- Estimate
- €5,000–€8,000 hammer ≈ $6,670–$10,671
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Books and Manuscripts, Paris · 24 November 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3967915
- Record
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Jean Cocteau, orphée de profil.dessin original.1957 ou 1958. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2010, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967915.
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Jean Cocteau, orphée de profil.dessin original.1957 ou 1958. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2010, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3967915.
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From the same sale Books and Manuscripts · Nov 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonia mensurarum. Cambridge, Robert Smith, 1722. | [fontaine Des Bertins, Alexis] -- Cotes, Roger | €3,500–€4,500 | |
| Madame Edwarda. Paris, Georges Visat, 1965. | Bataille, Georges -- Bellmer, Hans | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| le gitan.dessin original.1957. | Jean Cocteau | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| le pater. compositions de a.m. mucha.paris, champenois et piazza & ci… | Alfons Mucha | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| les soirées de médan.paris, charpentier, 1880. | Zola, Emile--Maupassant, Guy de--Huysmans, J.K.--Céard, Henry--Hennique, Léon--Alexis, Paul | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| madame bovary.paris, michel lévy, 1857. | Flaubert, Gustave. 1821-1880. | €1,500–€2,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Cocteau | Les Trois Yeux | $14,837 | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | |
| Jean Cocteau | Femme voilée | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | Le Grand Écart. Paris, Stock, 1923. Exemplaire sur Japon. Re | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | Hermès (Mercure) | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | Visage | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | Printemps | Rago, Sep 2021 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | Chèvre-pieds jumeaux | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Jean Cocteau | L'Adolescent | Bonhams, Oct 2021 |
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